Accessing Internet On Mobile Phones Will Be More Popular Than PCs
from the oh-really? dept
While he's a bit biased, here's a prediction from the CEO of Ericsson, that mobile phones will pass PCs as the device of choice in accessing the internet. While I definitely agree that accessing the internet via a mobile phone will have many uses in the future, I still see it as a companion system to a PC. The user interface is horrible, and while it will get better, you're still limited by size constraints. Also, while the PC can be used to access the internet for just about any purpose, I see mobile phone internet access useful in a much more limited role.
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mobile phones won't look like cell phones....
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Re: mobile phones won't look like cell phones....
Now, this somewhat gloomy outview will change when usuability issues are answered but the PC still has many happy years of life before the wireless net is as convenient.
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